Behind the Great Firewall of China
Explore how microblogging is creating China's first national public sphere and shifting power dynamics, despite government control over the Internet, with insights from veteran blogger Michael Anti.
How NATO's Supreme Commander Thinks About Global Security
NATO's Supreme Commander advocates for collaborative global security, emphasizing bridges over walls. He shares military insights to illustrate why future security should involve cooperation among agencies, governments, private sector, and public.
Experiments That Point to a New Understanding of Cancer
Groundbreaking research challenges conventional cancer theories, revealing the crucial role of cellular microenvironment in tumor development through key experiments and innovative perspectives.
A Vision of Crimes in the Future
Explore the potential dark side of technological advancement and its impact on future criminal activities in this thought-provoking talk by security expert Marc Goodman.
A Young Guitarist Meets His Hero
Witness a captivating musical encounter as 21-year-old Usman Riaz, a self-taught percussive guitarist, performs alongside his hero Preston Reed in an inspiring display of talent and improvisation.
Four Principles for the Open World
Futurist explores how technology-driven transparency transforms the world, presenting four core principles for a more open and improved society.
How Arduino is Open-Sourcing Imagination
Discover how Arduino's open-source microcontroller empowers global creativity, enabling innovators to bring their ideas to life without limitations. Learn about its impact on technology and design.
Feats of Memory Anyone Can Do
Discover the memory palace technique and learn how anyone can develop extraordinary memory skills to memorize vast amounts of information quickly and effectively.
Perspective Is Everything
Discover how reframing our perspective can lead to greater happiness and success. Sutherland presents compelling arguments for the power of perception in shaping our experiences and outcomes.
Our Buggy Moral Code
Behavioral economist explores hidden reasons behind cheating and stealing, revealing our predictably irrational nature and how we can be influenced in unexpected ways.
The Stories Behind the Bloodlines
Explore genealogy through photography as Taryn Simon captures descendants of historical figures, revealing how interconnected stories shape our lives across generations and cultures.
How Do We Heal Medicine
Atul Gawande explores innovative approaches to transform healthcare, emphasizing teamwork and patient-centered care to address systemic issues and improve medical outcomes.
Moral Behavior in Animals
Explore surprising evidence of empathy, cooperation, and fairness in primates and mammals, challenging our understanding of moral traits as uniquely human.
Finding Life We Can't Imagine
Explore innovative approaches to detecting alien life using artificial life research and biomarkers, challenging traditional assumptions about extraterrestrial existence.
The Generation That's Remaking China
Explore insights into China's urban youth: connected, socially aware, and driving change. Learn about their impact on society and culture from a leading Chinese journalist.
A Doctor's Touch
Physician advocates for the return of human touch in modern medicine, emphasizing the importance of physical exams in patient care and diagnosis.
Hire the Hackers
Investigator profiles convicted coders worldwide, reaching a surprising conclusion about cybersecurity's root problem and suggesting an unconventional solution to address malicious code writers.
Does Democracy Stifle Economic Growth?
Economist Yasheng Huang compares China and India's economic growth, challenging assumptions about democracy's impact on development and offering surprising insights on authoritarian rule's role.
Making Matter Come Alive
Explore the possibility of creating inorganic life through chemical evolution, challenging traditional views on the origin and nature of living systems.
Unintended Consequences
Historian explores the gap between innovation and foresight, illustrating unexpected consequences of new inventions through compelling stories.
DNA Clues to Our Inner Neanderthal
Geneticist reveals DNA evidence of human-Neanderthal interbreeding and identifies new humanoid species through innovative analysis of a tiny bone fragment.